Business Rights Can't Disregard Sanctity of Pilgrimage Site: Gujarat Government to HC on Non-Veg Ban

Business rights can't disregard sanctity of pilgrimage site: Gujarat government to HC on non-veg ban

Six restaurant owners have challenged the blanket ban imposed by the Gujarat Government two months ago on the sale of non-vegetarian food within a 500-metre periphery of the temple

Gujarat government defends non-veg food ban around Somnath Temple in High Court

The Gujarat government has formally defended its ban on the sale and storage of non-vegetarian food within a 500-metre radius of the Somnath Temple, arguing before the High Court that the spiritual and cultural character of a pilgrimage site takes precedence over individual commercial rights. The legal dispute arises from a state notification issued in August, which established prohibited zones around the Lord Shiva shrine in the Gir Somnath dis…

Somnath non-veg ban: State cites Rishikesh, Haridwar, Tirumala, Amritsar in High Court

Gujarat High Court is examining a challenge by six Somnath restaurant owners against restrictions on selling non-vegetarian food within 500 metres of the temple.